CYRIL RAMAPHOSA
OUR COUNTRY will soon receive its first consignment of COVID-19 vaccines from the Serum Institute in India, which is the world’s largest vaccine producer.
It will signal the start of a mass vaccination campaign that will be the most ambitious and extensive in our country’s history.
It will reach all parts of the country and will be phased to ensure that those most in need are prioritised.
The first vaccines to arrive will be provided to health care workers, who will be targeted in the first phase.
The second phase will include essential workers, teachers, the elderly and those with co-morbidities.
The third phase will include other adults in the population.
A comprehensive rollout strategy and an accompanying logistical framework will be implemented in partnership with the private sector, civil society, traditional leadership, the religious sector and others. It is vital that this is a society-wide
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